Religion & Law

NJ: Santeria Adherent Fined For Animal Cruelty
The Religion Clause Blog links to this APP.com report indicating that an adherent to Santeria has pled guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals after engaging in a ritual sacrifice and then spreading animal parts through a neighborhood...

Fifth Circuit to Review Santeria Animal Slaughter Case
Jose Merced, a Santeria Oba or priest, has appealed his challenge to a city ban on animal slaughtering in the home as a violation of his free exercise rights under the First Amendment...

First Amendment May Be No Shield For Santeria Worshippers
Animal sacrifice for religious purposes may not be unconstitutional and may be protected by the First Amendment, but that doesn’t mean it’s a practice safe from laws aimed at preventing cruelty to animals...

Santerias animal sacrifices are legal, Florida police told
The Olympian reports: Although Santeria has been widely practiced in South Florida for decades, the Afro-Cuban religion, which at times includes animal sacrifices, remains cloaked in mystery and sensation ...

If You're Going to Commit Animal Cruelty, You May As Well Do It in Style
Howsa 'bout a round of applause for Pauline Harpin and her son, Paul, who are responsible for the worst case of animal cruelty in the history of Vermont. Where's Guinness? Five cats, two ferrets, a lizard, a gecko, a rabbit,...

Santeria Priest Gains Spotlight
Today's LATimes profiles Ernesto Pichardo, a Santeria Priest known for his legal challenges in support of the Afro-Cuban religion's ritual animal killings. According to the piece, Pichardo filed suit this summer over a police raid on the home where his...

Teva Animal Health Expands Ketamine Hydrochloride Recall
Teva Animal Health Expands Ketamine Hydrochloride Recall

MindWare
Animal Tracking Explorer Kit Recalled

California Hospitals
Fined for Shoddy Care

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

PETCO
Animal Food Distribution Unsanitary, Food Seized

Lenders Fined
Ryland Group Inc. settles $370,000 questionable lending suit.